honor of being the last truck in line
for the record setting convoy. It was
the fi rst time in the convoy for the
owner of Graf Transportation, which
operates out of Summerfi eld, Kan.
After the auction, 4 States handed
out the awards for best bobtail and
best combo, as voted on by the driv-
ers at the show.
Best Bobtail went to Bob Harley's
1972 Peterbilt, "Bad Attitude."
Best Combo was given to Johnny
Villanueva for his 2015 Peterbilt
glider with a 2015 Armor Lite trailer.
The Freshman Award went to Brad
Sweet for making GBATS the fi rst
truck show he had ever entered.
The tongue-in-cheek Showoff
Award went to Bob Brinker, who
brought his Pirates of the Caribbean
Legend of the Black Pearl themed
2000 Freightliner Classic XL to the
show.
Dave Charlebois won the Long
Hauler Award for coming the farthest
to the show. He arrived in Joplin
from Quebec in eastern Canada.
Finally, Paul Coffee won the Rat
Rod award. ◆
Bob Harley, winner of the best bobtail award
Bob Harley, winner of the best bobtail award
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